Located in the center of
Topsail Island in Pender County is the town of Surf City,
North Carolina. This relaxed beach town is the hub of shopping and entertainment
on Topsail Island. The town is home
to small “Mom & Pop” shops, wonderful seafood restaurants, traditional pier
fishing and nightclubs with live music.
Surf City is about a 50 minutes drive to Wilmington
and about a 30 minute ride to Jacksonville. On
Topsail Island to the south is Topsail Beach
and to the north is North Topsail Beach
with Holly Ridge and Sneads Ferry located inland.
Pleasant Cove, Old Settlers, Cedar Point, Beechwood, White Hills Beach, Pirates
Cove, Sea Star Village, Sandy Ridge, Holiday Heights, Buccaneer Beach, Grady Moore
Beach and Del-Mar Beach are some of the housing areas in Surf City.
Demographics
- Population in 2000= 1,393
- Median income in 2005= $39,800
- Median Age= 48.1 yrs
- Median house value in 2005= $190,900
- Median Property Taxes Paid in 2000= $1,197
- Average High Temperature in Summer: 90F
- Average Low Temperature in Summer: 71F
- Average High Temperature in Winter: 56F
- Average Low Temperature in Winter: 34F
- Annual Rain: 57.07inches